Disruptive innovation is not a tactic. It's a mindset.By Luke WilliamsDisruptive innovation is not just about following a process.It represents a mindset&mdash;a rebellious instinct to discard old business clich&eacute;s and remake the market landscape.

"I could never do that.""This is impossible.""There are a million obstacles."When facing a serious challenge, it's easy to amplify the hurdles in our minds, which in turn makes the problems seem insurmountable.

This isn&rsquo;t going to be a What comes first &ndash; the Chicken or the Egg debate. There is actually some excellent data that answers our title question. Dr. Sonja Lybomirsky, of the University of California, along with several colleagues, analyzed the results of 211 different..

he accelerating change of technology we use commercially and personally is dramatically increasing the global demand for electric power. As consumers, we're gulping power at an alarming rate, from air conditioning systems, heating systems, household appliances, and all forms of home entertainment devices to cloud computing, compute..

Audience members at the Providence Performing Arts Center have a new choice: to tweet or not to tweet during the show. The theater is now setting aside a small number of seats in the back of the venue for individuals who promise to live-tweet from the performance using a special hashtag.What was once considered taboo (using..

Whether you are a CEO, a professional motivational speaker, a corporate trainer, or a mom trying to get your teenager to pay attention (good luck with that), you need high-impact presentation skills. Your message, regardless of its content, needs the most effective delivery system it can get.We&rsquo;ve all suffered from..

What do you do when someone is rude or publicly cuts down another person in the middle of a meeting? When this happens, I have noticed that group dynamics change as people become quiet or even jump on the bandwagon and gang up on the speaker.

Losing your job is one of the most traumatic events you can experience. On the Holmes-Rahe Stress Scale, it's the eighth most stressful life experience, behind the death of a spouse (No. 1) or going to jail (No. 4), but ahead of the death of a close friend (No. 17), foreclosure on a mortgage or loan (No. 21), or in-law troubles (No..

Glenn Cunningham was an extraordinary athlete. He set several world records, competed in two Olympic games, received numerous medals and was even voted most popular Olympian by fellow athletes of the 1936 games

The force is strong with this one. In a galaxy not so far away, a popular snack food brand, Pringles, has joined forces with the iconic movie franchise, Star Wars, to launch a crowdsourced video contest. Themed around, &ldquo;The Force For Fun,&rdquo; one video will win $25,000 and a chance to be featured as Pringles national advertise..

PHOENIX, AZ - The wingspan, at more than 200 feet, is equal to that of an Airbus A320 - but this aircraft is lightweight in comparison.The world's most advanced solar-powered airplane is crossing the country to get attention and show off its technology.

HAMITLON/Vatican -- Boris Brott has been invited by the artistic director of the Festival De Pasqua in Rome, Italy, to conduct a special concert for His Holiness Pope Francis on May 8, 2013. The concert will take place in the Paul VI Hall, within the walls of the Vatican and will feature major works by Cardinal Domeinco Bartolucc..

In the middle of the lengthy and comprehensive study on emerging digital platforms by Edison Research and Arbitron I came across a stat about QR code scanning.Based on the findings, it looks like those little black-box codes are hardly going away.

Countless speakers do some really annoying things that prevent effectivecommunication. Some of these are a function of blindly following "conventionalspeaker wisdom", which is unwise. Others are the result of simply not payingattention to how the audience perceives them. Below is a list of the top ten mostannoying hab..

How focused are you right now? Are you reading these words while scanning your smartphone for a text and simultaneously checking for new emails? Are you fully present in the moment or wondering what's for dinner tonight?

Most bankers think that internal culture means friendly tellers, free coffee in the lobby and someone to greet customers as they come in the door. No, no, no! Have you ever found one bank that was able to get 100 to 150 basis points more in net interest margin with that insipid belief system?Of course not. Because that's not what..